What color is #373000?

#373000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373000?

The RGB value is 55, 48, 0: 55 red, 48 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373000?

The complementary color is #000737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373000 color

#373000 rgb(55, 48, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373000 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.8% green and 0% blue (55, 48, 0).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#373000 color codes

HEX	`#373000`
RGB	`rgb(55, 48, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, -2.8, 27.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 28.09, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.633, 2.926, 0.426)`
Decimal	`3616768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373000, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #373000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #373000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373000; }
.text { color: #373000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 48 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373000, #233700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #373000?: #373000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373000?: The RGB value is 55, 48, 0: 55 red, 48 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373000?: The complementary color is #000737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.